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JavaScript JavaScript and the DOM (Retiring) Responding to User Interaction The Event Object

Posted by Aidi Xu
Aidi Xu
5,737 Points

Why event.target.targetName('LI') the'li' needs to be capitalized?

event.target.targetName('LI')

Why the 'li' needs to be capitalized?

3 Answers

Bartlomiej Pajak
Bartlomiej Pajak
5,062 Points
Bartlomiej Pajak
Bartlomiej Pajak
5,062 Points

According to MDM:

' The tagName read-only property of the Element interface returns the tag name of the element on which it's called. For example, if the element is an <img>, its tagName property is "IMG" '

I hope it helps.

Bec Asmar
Bec Asmar
4,403 Points
Bec Asmar
Bec Asmar
4,403 Points

But why is that? Why must it be capitalised? I understand that that is what you do, but what is the reasoning for it?